Obituaries
Nancy Church Richards, Island Nurse for 35 Years
Nancy Church Richards died peacefully on Sunday, May 17 at her West Tisbury home. She was 83. She was born on Sept. 7, 1925 in Batavia, N.Y., to...
Priscilla Smith-Cranshaw
Priscilla Smith-Cranshaw Visiting hours will be held on Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Roberts Funeral Home in Winthrop for Priscilla Smith-...
Betsey Sylvester
Betsey Sylvester Betsey Atwood Sylvester died peacefully on April 5 at her daughter Gail’s home in Cave Creek, Ariz. She was 84 and had a longtime...
Nancy Richards
Nancy Richards Nancy Church Richards died peacefully on Sunday, May 17 at her West Tisbury home. She was 83. A graveside service will be held...
Connie Noyes Dies at 97, Was Kind Lover of Nature
Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” Having lived an abundant life, Alfhid C. (Connie) Noyes died peacefully in her...
Joseph Roland Dumais Was Loving Husband
Joseph L. Roland Dumais, of Falmouth, died on Monday, May 18, at the Royal Nursing Center in Falmouth. He was the beloved husband to the late...
Fisherman, Lure-Maker John Gamby Dies at 96
John Leander Gamsby of Vineyard Haven died May 16 at the age of 96. An avid fisherman and passionate outdoorsman, he was born Dec. 8, 1912, in...
Dr. Thomas Lubin Was Island Paragon
Thomas Lubin died of pulmonary disease at age 59 on April 28, at his home in Edgartown. Born in Boston and raised in Lexington, Mr. Lubin...
John Wesley Downing Was Avid Fan of LSU Tigers
John Wesley Dowling Jr. died of natural causes in the comfort of his home on the Vineyard. He was 63. He was born on April 28, 1946, in Monroe,...